Coach Carter Page #4

l dropped a 20-piece.

Kobe played his game.

We the champions

till we ain't the champions no more.

- Junior Battle.

- Undefeated until...

Yo, man, on the real,

that was the worst game

l've ever seen in my life.

l thought that sh*t would never end.

l was dying in the bleachers.

That's right, you were in

the bleachers, weren't you?

We were on the court

handling our business.

That's right. We 1 -0, b*tch.

Yo, on the real, Hercules is weak, B,

and y'all barely beat them.

Damn, Timo,

why you throwing salt, man?

We undefeated. Show us love, son.

Yeah, that's right, we undefeated.

l'll knock all y'all off.

- Yo. l'll check y'all later, all right?

- All right.

Yo. Let's do this.

- What's up?

- Here's two bundles.

- All right.

- Yo, be careful. The block is hot.

Yo, l got you.

- How you doing, man?

- Chilling, man.

You look good.

Got some paper for you.

Now we're talking, yeah.

How you living, Timo?

l'm good.

- You all right? For real?

- Yeah.

- Here, take some.

- l'm all right.

No, no, no, take some, please.

You did good, man.

You're doing good, bro.

- Thank you.

- Don't thank me, thank you.

You earned it.

Take a nickel bag, okay?

Go get yourself something, man.

- l'm gonna see you?

- Yeah, next week.

Okay, l'm gonna see you.

- Keep it up.

- Yeah.

Hey, Shaqua, Denise, holler at me.

Rafeca, l see you looking.

Ain't nobody

thinking about you, Worm.

- Oh, okay.

- Gentlemen,

let's review the Hercules game,

shall we?

Yo, yell out my numbers, sir.

Mr. Worm, you were five and four.

No, sir. l had 1 2 points

and eight assists, sir.

No, sir, Mr. Worm. You had five

turnovers and four missed free throws.

Now, we're talking

about fundamentals here.

Until we learn them, l'm adding

a practice every morning at 6 a.m.

- Six a.m.?

- We shot 56 percent at--

Mr. Cruz.

Are you lost, sir?

What l gotta do to play?

Mr. Cruz, you do not want to know

the answer to that question.

Now, as l was saying,

as a team,

we shot 56 percent from the line.

From now on,

before you leave my gym,

you must pay an exit price of 50

made free throws before you can go.

- What?

- That's everybody.

- Come on.

- That's a lot of free throws.

Okay, Mr. Cruz.

Before you can play on this team...

...you owe me...

...2,500 push-ups...

...and 1 ,000 suicides.

- Damn.

- Damn.

And they must be

completed by Friday.

- He ain't finishing that by Friday.

- He ain't making that.

Today's flavor:
offense.

- Now we talking.

- Now, l have a sister.

Her name is Linda.

Linda is smart, she's political.

Well, actually, she's radical.

Linda's got a big Afro.

Linda is our pick-and-roll offense.

Before we get into that,

let's warm up.

Give me a lay-up line.

- Let's go.

- All right.

Let's do it.

- Damn, how many sisters he got?

- Who knows.

- Come on, get two more over here.

- Break it out.

- Let's go, guys.

- Energy, guys, energy.

We got this, let's go.

- l'm open.

- l got him, l got him.

Right here, right here.

l'm open. l'm open.

l'm sorry.

- All right.

- Hey, hey, hey.

- Come on.

- lt's not my fault.

- He was early.

- Hey.

Yes, it's important to move

without the ball,

but you gotta be patient

on the weak-side screen.

Set up your man

and come off his shoulder hard. Okay?

Okay. Switch it up.

We got it, come on.

Let's go. Let's get it.

- And call out them picks.

- Yeah, yeah, all right.

What is your deepest fear,

Mr. Cruz?

That you're inadequate?

Give up, Mr. Cruz.

Go home.

All right, l want seven passes

before you shoot.

- Seven.

- All right.

- l got him. l got him.

- Get that ball in there.

You know your task is impossible

before Friday, right?

Move.

Work it, work it.

Run it back.

What time your mom getting home?

She doesn't get off for another hour.

Oh, that's Myles.

What?

Say, ''Hi, Uncle Kenyon.''

Say, ''Hi.''

All right, don't worry about it.

He'll go back to sleep

right after his bottle.

Right, boo-boo?

Yeah, probably in time

for your mom to get home.

Or when your cousin get back

from getting her hair fried and dyed,

like she can afford all that sh*t.

lt's her baby anyway.

Well, my mother had to work

a double shift,

but they cut her overtime.

And my cousin,

don't be trying to dis her.

You said we'd be alone.

You call this alone?

Well, that's why we need

our own spot.

Did you turn this off?

- Yeah, it was boiling.

- Oh, come on.

Well, turn it down, not off.

This is milk, butter and cheese.

We can't afford to waste this.

And hold him up.

Making the baby's bottle for Myles.

All right, Myles, here we go.

Gotta cool off a minute.

Ever think about what you were

gonna do before you were pregnant?

What you mean,

going to junior college?

Yeah.

l mean, yeah, l thought about it.

l could go later, l guess.

You have to get some work

after you have the baby.

Me too.

- So l'll work.

- How you gonna go to school?

Why you asking me

all these questions?

And you gotta put your hands

under his arm.

You gotta sit him on your chest.

Hold him.

- l am holding him.

- You ain't doing it right.

You gotta soothe him, Kenyon.

Look...

l don't know how to do this.

You'll get it.

Right?

Look, l gotta help my mom

with some stuff.

- See you later, all right?

- All right.

Call me later, okay?

Later.

All right, keep it riding on somebody.

- Don't get lost in there.

- Move it. Move it.

Stay with your man.

- Box out, box out!

- Position.

Guys...

Up. Up.

Hey, hey, hey.

You don't get to your man, stand,

watch the ball.

When the ball goes up,

get in good defensive position,

get your body on your man

and explode to the ball.

All right? Let's go.

Run it. You got it.

- Go on, do it.

- Forward pass. Forward pass.

- Work it.

- There you go.

Mrs. Fenton, the police are telling

a very different story.

l wish you would.

Yes, ma'am, l'm here all week.

Mr. Carter, how are the boys?

Oh, they're great, ma'am. We're 1 -0.

Very good.

How may l help you?

Well, l had my boys sign contracts

requiring them to meet

certain academic standards.

Yes, l believe one of the faculty

members mentioned that.

Very interesting scare tactic.

Well, in order for that

to be successful,

l need their teachers to fill out

weekly progress reports

so l'll know how the boys

are doing in their classrooms.

- Okay.

- Well, l haven't received anything

from their teachers.

l don't see how this ties in to your job

as the basketball coach, Mr. Carter.

Well, l took this job with the

understanding l could do it my way.

And you can.

Our next faculty meeting

is in two weeks.

l'll remember to bring it up.

Why, that would be great.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you, sir.

Bring it in, guys.

Let's go, hustle up.

Yo, bring it in, y'all.

All right, that's it for today.

We have a game tomorrow,

so get some rest tonight.

And remember,

ties and jackets tomorrow.

Clyde.

Mr. Cruz.

l'm impressed with

what you've done.

But you came up short.

You owe me 80 suicides

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